Expert panel approves list subsidies for 117 drugs and technologies, including various medical treatments that will serve over 169,000 Israelis, at an estimated cost of NIS 550 million
Health officials back reopening schools in green and yellow cities
Health Ministry set to present the cabinet with an outline, recommending reopening of businesses working in a one-on-one format, takeaway services; reopening education system only in areas with low virus rates, leaves out most big cities
Itamar Eichner |
Published: 02.03.21 , 18:29
Health official set to recommend to the cabinet to reopen schools only in green and yellow communities, indication low coronavirus infection rate, which would leave out most big cities in the country.
The government is set to convene on Wednesday evening to discuss the extension of the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown, set to end Friday 7am, until next week.
Health Ministry: Vaccines available for over-35s
Nina Fox |
Published: 01.27.21 , 19:38
Health Ministry Director-General Prof. Hezi Levi orders Israel s four health funds to lower the age of eligibility for the coronavirus vaccine to 35 years, effective Thursday.
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Israel expands coronavirus vaccine drive to over-35s
Country s world-leading campaign has already been opened to 11th and 12th graders taking exams, pregnant women who may be at greater risk from new strains; despite vaccine successes, infection rates remain high
Nina Fox |
Published: 01.27.21 , 20:06
Health Ministry Director-General Prof. Hezi Levi on Wednesday instructed Israel s four health funds to begin vaccinating anyone aged 35 and over, effective Thursday. The country was already vaccinating anyone over the age of 40.
Two of the health funds, Clalit and Meuhedet, had started vaccinating younger people last week, without waiting for government approval. Levi ordered both funds to immediately halt those inoculations.
Israel halts all air traffic to and from the country due to COVID-19
The Israeli Cabinet, on January 24, 2021 , approved the proposal of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Health Minister Yuli Edelstein and Transportation Minister Miri Regev to halt flights to and from Israel:
1. A ban on incoming planes to Israel except for cargo flights, firefighting flights and flights for emergency medical evacuation
2. A temporary restriction on permits for operating Israeli airlines
3. A reduction in exceptions for departure by air to outside Israel so as to include the following cases only: Medical treatment, judicial proceedings to which the person is a party or must participate in, or the funeral of a close relative.